Correction of type in printers&#39; galleys



July 10, 1923.

mmmn T. BURDEN .CORRECTION OF TYPE IN PRINTERS GALLEYS Filed $ept. 11.1922 11 2f. 51 51/65 *Jm M70; 022/27 M Patented July 10, 1923.

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dex marks on the proof sheet. Thus by re rarer-tr emeconnncrron or TYPEIN ram'rnns GALLEYS."

Application filed September 11, 1922. .Serial No. 587,575.

To all wh'omit mag concern." i

Be it known that 'I,THOMAS BURDEN, a subject of the King of GreatBritain and Ireland, and a residentof the city of Warrnambool, inthec-ounty of Vill'ier's, State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia,have invented certainlnew and useful Improvements Relatingto theCorrection of Type in Printers Galleys, ofwhichthe following isaspecification, v 1n the correction of errors in type in printers galleysit is the practice, after. the type, has been set either by, hand ormachine, to take a pull or proof ofthe set up type, this proof sheetbeing then checked and; corrected by the proof reader after which thetype in the galleryiscorrected byreference to the proof sheet.

Such method of correction. is objectionable owing to the strain on theeyesight and thetime and labor involved in locating the lines. of typerequiring correction in the gal- The object of thepresent invention isto provide a simple and effective meansfor quickly locating forcorrectionerrors in the set up or composedtype thereby to a great extentovercoming; the aforesaid objections and facilitating the-typecorrectingoperation besides resulting in greater accuracy.

The invention involves meansfor printing upon, the proof sheet, as it ispulled from the type, a vertical row or column of index marks; orcharacters such,:for instance, as numerals, which are arrangedconsecutively oneabove another alongside the column of printed matter onthe proof; and a. suitable type line locator adapted for-placingalongside the. column'of typein the galley, this locator bearing. asecond column of index marks or characters,corresponding in appearanceandrelativeposition with the infe'rring to. the index characters on thecorrected proof sheet and to the corresponding characters of thelocator: the lines of type requiring correction may be instantly locatd. 1 v

Various constructional forms of device maybe employed in carr'ying outthe invention. and it willybe readily understood that the invention-isnot limited to the, particular forms hereinafter specificallydescribedbut embraces other alternative, devices for effecting equivalentresults.

Referring to the drawings which form part of this specification Figure 1is a plan of a galley of type With one form of device in accordancewith-the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a diagram of-part of a proof sheet hearing. printed indexcharacters in accordance with the invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of portion of the device seen in Figure1.

Figure 4 shows portion of an alternative form of device in accordancewith the invention. M

t Figure 5 illustrates the use of the device seen in Figure 4:. i l

Figure 6 shows a further modification of the invention removed from thegalley, part of which is seen in the background.

Figure .7 shows theembodiment seen in Figure 6 applied to the galley.

Figures .8 and 9 illustrate a further modification of the invention.

i .The invention includes a first verticalrow or column of indexnumerals, lettersor other suitable characters ,A'formed in raised typeorotherwise of a reproductive nature whereby they may. be inked andprinted on the proof sheet simultaneously with the lines of type whichare indicated at B in the galley C. y

The index characters A may be formed on a bar or like member D of metalor other suitable material, or on a separate metal strip E suitablyattached to said bar-like member, the arrangement being such that thereproductive characters A aredisposcd type-highor atthe same levelcharacters of the type lines B.

as the 1 type The column of index characters A extends longitudinally ofthe gallery and at right ,tion marks F may also be formed on the face ofthe bar-like member D adjacent the characters A and the adjoining endsof the type lines 13. Such graduation marks, which are not intended. forreproduction, may be d s:

posed opposite each line of type or otherwise spaced as desired.

In combination with the foregoing I employ a type line locator bearing asecond vertical row or column of index numerals,

letters or characters G which correspond in appearance and position,relative to the type lines, with'the reproductive characters A. It willbe noted that the latter index characters are inverted relative to thesecond column of characters G. The characters A .thus correspond withthe usual inverted position of the types which are laced upside down inthe galley, the lower end of which coincides with the head of the typecolumn, so that the resultant printed matter will read from left toright.

The second colmn of index characters G is not intended for reproductionand may be "printed or otherwise inscribed or markedon the first columnof index characters may also be marked on the surface H adjacent thecharacters G.

It will'be evident that the particular"c0nstructional form of deviceemployedin accordance with the invention may vary considerably, forinstance, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 3 the bar-like member D may beformed integral with or suitably fixed to the galley G so as to form apermanent part thereof. It thus constitutes one or the side walls of thegalley, against which wall the ends of the type lines B are placed asshown.

Alternatively, as seen in Figuresfi and 7, the bar-like member D may beformed separately from and adapted to be placed "against the side of anordinary galley C.

I11 this case the member D may have formed on or attached to one of itsends a foot J which extendsat right angles to the member D and isadapted to be placed against the adjacent end of the galley as in Figure7 so'that the 'columns of index characters A and G are kept squarely inposition relative to the galleyand the lines of type.

In both the embodiments illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 and Figures 6 and7 it will be seen that the second column of index characters Gr isdisposed a a lower level than the type-high column A so that the lowercolumn G of non-reproductive characters will not be touched by theinking roller when the column A and the type lines Bare being inked toprint the proof sheet.

. In the alternative embodiments seen in Figures a, -5, 8 and 9, thebar-D forms an entirely independent movable integer of subting therequisite type lines.

stantially rectangular form in cross section and having a heightapproximating the height of the type lines and a width orthicknessw-hich may be considerably less-than its height as shown. Asseen in Figures 4: and 5 the reproductive column of characters A. may becarried on one longitudinal side or face of the bar D whilst the secondor type locating columnot characters G is carried on the oppositelongitudinal face of the bar. By this means it is merely necessary toreverse or invert the bar, after the proof sheet has been pulled fromtheftype andthe characters A, so that thecharacter's G thus :taceupwardly when the set up type is being corrected from the proof sheet.

hen the bar D seen in Figure i is used,

the galley may be provide'dwitha longitudinal divisional wall K forming{an elongated pocket or ompartment nio accom modate the bar between saiddivisional wall and the adjacent outer side-wallet the galumn of indexcharacters A is carried on one of the longitudinal sides 01' faces ofthe bar D whilst the second columnof characters G is placed on one ofthe side faces atfright angles to the face carryingthe column A.

It is thus merelyneces'sary after the proof has been taken, with the"barD in the position shown in Figure 8, to lay'the bar on "its sideadjacent the set up type with the characters G upturned as in Figure-9for locaform of the invention is particularly adapt ed foruse withanordinary galley, as the bar D be placed in the galley as in Figure 8 andlaid on one'side thereof asin Figure 9.

In using the invention, inkis applied to the set up type and thepositioned column of reproductive characters A and a pull takentherefrom on the proof sheet M (Figure The result is that a column ofprinted characters N is transferred to 'the pr'oof sheet by the raisedor reproductive characters A alongside the-printed lines 0 taken fromthe type B. The proof sheet is now corrected by the proof reader in theusual manner and the corrected proof sheet is then placed besidethegalley. By the operator noting the printed characters 'N opposite ornearly oposite any particular line on 'the proof's'heet and thenreferring to the corresponding index character of the typelocatingcoluinn G, which is now *dispose'dbeside the typ'e B, he may immediatelylocate the reqai-re'd type line which is to'beeerreeted. -Th'e l'at-This latter llll ter maythen be -altered orreiiioved or an omitted lineinserted in the usual manner. In this regarditavill b'e un'derstooclthatthe operation of correcting the set up type be started from the bottomof-the galley or p the head of the type column so that, in the event oftwo or more additional lines of type being inserted, the alignment ofthe type relative to the index characters will be preserved. Thus byworking upwardly from the bottom of the galley only the type which hasalready been corrected is displaced.

To additionally facilitate the location of the required type lines,certain of the characters G may be distinguished from others by coloringor like means; for instance, when numerals are employed the numeral 10and multiples thereof may be marked in one color and the othercharacters in a different color or odd and even numbers can bedistinguished in a similar manner.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A device for the purpose indicatedcomprising means for printing a vertical row or column of indexcharacters on the proof sheet simultaneously with the printing of thetransverse lines of reading matter thereon, and a type line locatorhaving a second vertical row or column of index characters adapted fordisposition beside the lines of set-up type, the characters of saidsecond column occupying substantially the same position relative to thelines of type as said printed index characters occupy in relation to theprinted lines of the proof sheet.

2. A device for the purpose indicated comprising a vertical row orcolumn of reproductive index characters adapted to extend longitudinallyof the type galley to print a corresponding column of characters on theproof sheet simultaneously with the printing of transverse lines ofreading matter thereon, and a type line locator having a second verticalcolumn of index characters adapted for disposition beside the lines ofsetup type, the characters of said second column being inverted inrelation to said reproductive characters and occupying substantially thesame position relative to the lines of type as the printed indexcharacters occupy in relation to the printed lines of the proof sheet.

8. A device for the purpose indicated comprising a column ofreproductive index characters adapted to extend longitudinally of thetype galley to print a corresponding column of characters on the proofsheet simultaneous-1y with the printing of the transverse lines ofreading matter thereon, and a type line locator having a second columnof index characters adapted for disposition beside the lines of set-uptype, the

characters of said second column being inverted in relation to saidreproductive characters and occupying substantially the same positionrelative to the transverse lines of type as the printed index charactersoccupy in relation to the printed lines of the proof sheet. i

4. A device for the purpose indicated consisting of' a bar-like memberadapted to extend longitudinally of the type galley at one side thereofand carrying two columns of index characters, the characters of onecolumn being of a reproductive nature and adapted to print acorresponding column at one side of the printed lines of reading matteron the proof sheet simultaneously with the printing of such lines, thecharacters of the other column corresponding in relative position withand being the same as the characters of the first column but of anon-reproductive nature.

5. A device for the purpose indicated comprising a bar adapted to beplaced longitudinally of the type galley at one side of the set-up type,said bar carrying on one side thereof a column of raised or reproductiveindex characters adapted to be printed] on the proof sheetsimultaneously with the printing of the transverse lines of typethereon, and a second column of index char-' acters carried on anotherside of said bar, whereby either of said columns may be brought intoposition for use by turning the respective side of the bar upwardly,substantially as described.

6. A device for the purpose indicated comprising abar adapted to beplaced longitudinally of the type galley at one side of the set-up type,said bar carrying on one side thereof a column of raised or reproductiveindex characters adapted to be printed on the proof sheet simultaneouslywith the printing of the transverse lines of type thereon, and a secondcolumn of index characters carried on the opposite side of said bar,whereby either of said columns may be brought into position for use byinverting the bar, substantially as described.

7. A device for the purpose indicated comprising a bar adapted to beplaced longitudinally of the type galley at one side of the set-up type,said bar carrying on side thereof a column of raised or reproductiveindex characters adapted to be printed on the proof sheet simultaneouslywith the printing of the lines of type thereon, and a second column ofnon-reproductive index characters carried on another side of said bar,the characters of said second column being disposed in the same relativepositions as those of the first column but being inverted in relationthereto.

8. A device for the purpose indicated comprising a bar adapted to beplaced longitudinally of the type galley at one side of the set-up type,said bar carrying on one side thereof a column of raised or reproductiveindex characters adapted for printing on the proof sheet simultaneouslywith the ill) 5 into position for use by inverting the bar;

printing of the lines of type thereon, and for said bar at one side ofthe galley suba, second column of index characters carstantlally asdescribed. ried on the opposite side of said bar, where- In testimonywhereof I aflix my signature. 10

by either of said columns may be brought THOMAS BURDEN.

in combination with a galley having a, longl- WVitness: tudmal partlmonforming a compartment FREDK C. CRISP.

